Stands



' June-16, 1959 J. LUNDY 2,890,850

STANDS 7 Filed Nov. 18, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor 4B flATl/UR r/OJEP/l [away Attorneys June 16, 1959 Filed Nov. 18, 1955 A. J. LUNDY STANDS 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 A ttorn e y June 16, 1959 Filed Nov. 18, 1955 A.J. LUNDY STANDS 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Y Aomegs STANDS Arthur Joseph Lundy, Newtownards, Northern Ireland,

assignor to Short Brothers & Hailand Limited, Newgrwnards, Northern Ireland, a company of Great ritain Application November 18, 1955, Serial No. 547,707 Claims priority, application Great Britain March 2, 1955 9 Claims. (Cl. 248-166) This invention relates to stands for use in supporting appliances to articles such as wringers, table tops, or the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide a stand which may be used to support'alternatively a number of different appliances or articles especiallya wringer and table top and which may be adjusted in a simple manner to alter the angle of the appliance or article when attached. For example, in the case of a table top, the table top and stand may alternatively provide a table or desk in accordance with the adjustment effected.

An embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively side and rear perspective views of the stand showing the frame supported from one side, the front side, by the gate leg means,

Fig. 3 is a front perspective view to a reduced scale, and with a wringer attached to the stand,

Fig. 4 is a side perspective view corresponding to Fig. 3, but with the frame supported from the other side, the rear side,

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are further perspective views showing the stand in different positions, a wringer being attached in Fig. 7.

Referring to the drawings, the stand is made throughout of tubular steel and consists of a substantially upright frame lying in a plane inclined to the vertical, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1, and having upper and lower horizontal cross members 1, 2 and side members 3, 4 upwardly and inwardly inclined towards each other as shown in Fig. 2. The side members 3, 4 extend below the lower cross member 2 and form feet 3A, 4A, and have extensions 3B, 4B above the upper cross member 1 which are curved forwardly, that is to say, out of the plane of the said upright frame and further out of the vertical plane to which the latter is inclined. The upper extensions 3B, 4B of the members 3, 4 present two short tubes 5, 6 which have their axes vertical and are provided with thumb screws 7 passing therethrough.

The frame is supported by two gate legs which consist of legs 8, 9 which at their inner ends are pivotally secured at 10, 11 to and below the upper cross member 1 of the frame and extend forwardly therefrom and then downwardly, and at their lower end form feet 8A, 9A. The legs 8, 9 are provided respectively adjacent their lower end with arms 12, 13 which extend substantially horizontally and at their inner ends are pivotally secured at 14, 15 on top of the lower cross member 2 of the frame. As shown in Fig. 2, the gate legs are inclined upwardly and inwardly towards each other at the same angle as the side members 3, 4 of the frame and the pivotal axes of the gate legs are correspondingly inclined and also lie in the same plane as the upright frame. That is to say, each pivotal axis is inclined to the vertical in two planes, and the pivot points are closely adjacent the corners of the upright frame, and the legs can be swung through the frame from one side to the other,

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that is to say through substantially 200". When this is effected and the feet 8A, 9A engage the ground or floor the. upright frame is oppositely inclined to the vertical and the shortvertical tubes 5, 6 are now also inclined to the vertical in the same direction, and the angle of any ,appliance or article attached to the tubes is correspondingly altered. This is clearly shown in Figs. 3, 4, in which the stand supports a wringer generally indicated at 16.

It will be appreciated that, in use, the position of the legs may be adjusted towards or away from each other as required, for example, to the position shown in Fig. 7, in whichposition the stand would conveniently fit into the corner of a room, and that, as shown in Fig. 5, the stand may be supported by one leg only if desired, in which case the other gate leg lies within the frame. Also, when out of use, both legs may be swung substantially fiat into the plane of the frame, as shown in Fig. 6. j The legs are given some appreciableresistance to swinging movement by means of spring-washers, stop-plates or the like at the pivot points.

The stand may be used for supporting any of a numberfof different appliances or articles, such as a wringer, table .top,'ironing board or the like, and in each case the appliance is provided with co-operating pins which engage in the short tubes 5, 6 and are held by the thumb In the case of a wringer, the latter is substantially vertical in one position, Fig. 3, of the legs and when the legs are swung to the other side, Fig. 4, the wringer is inclined p .to the. vertical which position is more convenient for a tall person." It is to be noted that in each position the centre of gravity of the wringer lies well over the stand;

The dimensions of the stand are such that it fits around a boiler or washing machine and supports the wringer at a suitable height. In the case of a table top, not shown, the top is horizontal in one position and is inclined in the other position to form a writing desk or drawing board.

7 Various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, the attachment of the appliance or article to the stand may be otherwise than by pins and tubes, and the: legs may be arranged to swing outwardly through instead of inwardly, and the shape of the frame and legs may be altered, and the feet would normally be provided with rubber tips, as shown.

The gate legs may be provided with releasable lock or clamp means so that they may be positively held in each position to which they are adjusted, and in this connection it is to be noted that the pivotal arrangement of the legs is such that the adjustability of the legs permits the accommodation of irregularities in the level of the floor or ground on which the stand is placed.

The lower cross bar 2 of the frame and the lower arms 12, 13 of the gate legs are preferably provided at suitable positions on their upper surfaces with raised mem bers 17, Figs. 1 and 2 which form foot rests or foot grips and also protect the cross member and arms from damage. Said members preferably consist of short, thin and straight metal rods as shown, which lie on top of the arms and cross bar, and are bent downwards for a short distance at each end and pass into holes provided in the arms and cross bar, and are held firmly in position by being sprung or forced into said holes.

The stand may also be used to support or be used in forming articles other than those mentioned, such, for example, as an ironing board, a babys high chair, a collapsible seat or kitchen stool, a collapsible desk, and a camera or projector. The stand may also be easily adapted for use as a fire-guard, clothes-horse or step laddenand two stands may be used to support or suspend between them any suitable appliances or articles such, for example, as a portable cot.

As-a result of the invention, there is provided a light, pdrtabl'etand collapsible stand which canbe used to sup"- port'a number. of different articles or appliances and onltheframe and stepped'out of the plane thereof for attaching the wrin'g'er or table top, and a pair of gate legs pivoted to the frame with their pivotal axes in clihedto the vertical for movement from a frame-supporting position at one side of" the frame whereat the attachment means lies at an angle to the vertical, to a frame-supporting position at the other side of the frame whereat the attachment means lies at a different angle to the vertical.

2; A stand according to claim 1, in which in each position of the legs, the attachment means lies within the stand.

3. Astand according to claim 2', in which said frame comprises two interspa'ced side members interconnected by, upper and lower horizontal cross members, through which thegate legs canbe'swung' from the one side of the fra me to the other.

4. A stand according to claim 3 in which the side membersof the frame are inclined upwardly and inwardly towards each other.

I '5. A standtaccording to claim 4 in which the pivotal' axes of the gate legs lie in the same plane as the frame and are inclined upwardly and inwardly correspondingly to the side members of the frame.

6. A stand according to claim 4 in which the attachmentmeans are carried by upward extensions of the side members of the frame.

7. A stand according to claim 5, in which the attachment means on each side member extension comprises a short tube having its axis vertical when the legs are located to the front of the frame and having its axis upwardly and rearwardly inclined to the vertical when the legs are'located to the rear of the frame.

8: A stand accordingto claim 7 in which the stand can be collapsed to a substantially flat out-of-use position.

9.,A stand for use in supportingv adomestic appliance or article, especially a Wringer or table top, comprising an upstanding substantially rectangular frame "inclined" to the vertical and'having its side members mutually inclined upwardly and inwardly, a pair of gate legs pivotally connected to said frame with their pivotal axis parallel to said side members ofthe frame for movement. from a frame-supporting position at the front of the frame-to a frame-supporting position at the rear of .the frame, and vertical tubes carried by upward extensions of the side members of the frame and stepped forwardly in parallel out of the plane of the frame for use in attaching the appliance or article, the tubes being inclined to the vertical when the frame is supported by the gate legs from the rear.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 386,524 CaSlci July 24, 1888 591,969' Hiekisch t Oct. 19, 1897 1,090,062 Hofimaun' Mar; 10', 1914' 1,310,638 Summers July 22, 1919 2,658,703 Brink et all NOV. 10, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE or CORRECTION Patent No, 2,890,850 June 16, 1959 Arthur. Joseph Lundy I It, is hereby certified that error appears in the above numbered patent requiring correction and that the said Letters Patent should read as cor=- 'rected below In the grant; lines 2 and. 12, and in the heading to the printed specification, line 4, name of assignee, for Short Brothers & Hailand Limited", each occurrence, read Short Brothers 8: Harland Limited -=-v I Signed and sealed this 15th day of December 1959 (SEAL) Atiestz,

KARL a AXLINE ROBERT c. WAT O Attesting Officer Commissioner of Patents 

